Little Yuantuanzi had a bitter look on his face. Why, why was he so miserable today? He finally didn't have to go to school for some reason, but his father kept him here.
However, the more Zhou Beichen read the memorial submitted by the Huainan Governor, the angrier he became. The Huainan flood had been reported three times, and funds had been allocated three times. Why did he have to report it again and ask for money?
His money didn't come from the wind, and Zhou Beichen felt extremely sad when he thought that the money might have been embezzled by local officials.
Not long after, he wrote a secret decree and gave it to Deshun, asking him to find someone to deliver it to Prince Qi's palace.
There were also memorials asking if he was okay. The key point was that this guy had submitted such memorials three times this month. Zhou Beichen picked up his pen and said, "I am fine. Don't write this next time. It's useless!"
If anything happens to him, there will be national mourning in the world. Don't worry, you will definitely cry. Why ask again and again?
After finally finishing reviewing all the memorials, Zhou Beichen breathed a sigh of relief, but when he saw the ministers kneeling below, his head started to hurt again.
Especially this Prime Minister Li, he didn't understand why he was always obsessed with building the Grand Canal. Even after the last incident, Zhou Beichen didn't expect that there were still several officials who followed him wholeheartedly. They were really not afraid of death.
Zhou Beichen glanced at him and spoke unhappily.
"I do not allow the construction of a Grand Canal. Building it now will only waste people's money and time."
Prime Minister Li suddenly became anxious and kowtowed repeatedly. He wanted silver, silver, and the silver was about to fly to the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Your Majesty, once the Grand Canal is built, it will connect the north and the south. This way, crops, knitwear, cotton, and even various other goods can be circulated quickly. Future generations will surely be grateful to Your Majesty."
Zhou Beichen tapped his fingers on the table, looked directly at him, and cursed at him at random.
"Thank you, thank you not at all! I think you have some shameful secret. Even if we really want to build the Grand Canal, I won't use you."
Prime Minister Li: "......"
Ever since the last incident, and recently Prime Minister Li's collusion with his high-ranking officials in the court, Zhou Beichen has been displeased with him more and more, always feeling that he has some shameful secrets.
But, I haven't found it yet.
Prime Minister Li shuddered all over and broke out in a cold sweat. This was a secret that could not be shown to others. Could it be that the emperor knew about his private soldiers? Then he thought again, it was impossible. If he really knew, he would definitely not be kneeling here now.
"I dare not, I did not do it, I am terrified, I beg Your Majesty to investigate."
Zhou Beichen: “…”
Bi glanced at Prime Minister Li and those officials, and became more and more displeased with them, and said coldly.
"You can explain it clearly in one sentence, why do you have to say so much? Go away, I don't want to see you and build the Grand Canal. Wait for a moment, I need to think it over."
Prime Minister Li felt relieved. That’s good. Maybe there’s still a chance.
However, if this is not enough, he will have to get money from somewhere else and must first raise his private soldiers.
Prime Minister Li and the officials looked at each other and left in disgrace.
Zhou Zhaonuan even sat on Zhou Beichen's lap and massaged his legs, which made Deshun feel so distressed.
Your Highness, if you were my daughter, I would definitely treat you well.
He picked up Yuantuanzi casually and told someone to call Zhou Zeyun, telling him not to run away anymore and to come back for dinner.
A table full of food was served, her eyes were warm and sparkling, and tears flowed uncontrollably from the corners of her mouth.
Sitting at the table, she buried her head in her food and ate voraciously. She was exhausted today at her father's place. Currently, this was the only place where she felt comfortable at her father's place.
Zhou Zeyun: “…”
Zhou Beichen: “…”
Hasn't he fed her for three days?
After dinner, thinking about going to see Chen Nian'an in a while, Zhou Beichen didn't know why, but he always felt that something was stirring somewhere. It seemed that he hadn't entered the harem for a long time since that ignorant woman came out of the cold palace.
It's not that he doesn't want to, but when he thinks that no matter how hard he tries, those useless concubines can't give birth to children, all his passion is gone.
But today, it’s different. That woman has already given birth to two children for him, so she will definitely be able to give birth to three or four more.
After placing Zhou Zhaonuan in the side hall where Zhou Zeyun lived, Zhou Beichen put his hands behind his back and was about to leave when he heard it.
"Daddy, where are you going? Aren't you going to sleep with Nuannuan today?"
"You're not here to accompany Nuannuan, and Nuannuan doesn't have her mother to accompany her. Nuannuan is alone, and the house is too big. Nuannuan is scared."
He saw the round girl in pink with two small buns on her head running towards him and hugging his thighs.
Zhou Beichen: “…”
His body stiffened. He squatted down, picked up his daughter and carried her back. He was in a rare good mood.
"Nuannuan, be good. Today, your father has an important matter to attend to. Nuannuan will sleep with your brother today. Tomorrow, your father will accompany you. Okay?"
He thought that since he was so easy to talk to, his daughter would definitely be obedient.
But Zhou Beichen didn't expect that Zhou Zhaonuan stared at him with a pair of innocent big eyes and waved her little hands to refuse.
"No, no, I want to sleep with Daddy, or else, I want to sleep with Mommy."
Zhou Beichen: “…”
Come on, this little ancestor is even more ancestral than the ancestors hanging on his tablet.
However, who is Zhou Beichen? He is a tyrant. There is no need to be afraid of him.
"No! You're a big boy now. You need to sleep on your own."
Zhou Beichen sternly refused.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Zhaonuan pointed at his chest.
Zhou Beichen: "...What?"
"Daddy, put Nuannuan down."
Zhou Beichen let the man go, only to see that the little round ball ran to his side and competed with him to see who was taller. After getting the result, he became even more confident and even stomped his feet.
"That won't work either. You said it before. You said I was small and I was scared, so you took me to sleep with you. Besides, look at me, I'm so short and my legs are so short. Do you have the heart to let me sleep alone? Aren't you afraid that I will scare myself to death?"
"I won't do it anyway."
Zhou Beichen lowered his eyes and took a look. Sure enough, the contrast was obvious. His daughter had short legs, short neck, and short arms. Her little face was round from eating too much, but still cute.
"Anyway, you scared me to death, so you have no guts."
Zhou Beichen: “…”
It took him a long while to realize what his daughter meant when she said, "You're a coward."
"You girl, you actually dare to threaten your father."
He smiled coldly, but Zhou Zhaonuan was not afraid at all. Her father always scared her, but he never really hurt her, so what was she afraid of?
"No, no, Daddy, where are you going? Take Nuannuan and brother with you, okay?"
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